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J. VILLARD. CURTAIN FIXTURE.

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JOI-IN VILLARD, OF WOLFE CITY, TEXAS.

CURTAIN-FIXTU RE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 492,447, dated February28, 1893.

Application tiled May 14, 1892. Serial N0. 433,029. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN VILLARD, a resident of Wolfe City, in thecounty of Hunt and State of Texas, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Curtain-lfixtures; and I do hereby declare the followingto be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such aswill enable others skilled in the art to which it appertaius to make anduse the same. i

My invention relates to an improvement in curtain fixtures-its objectbeing to provide devices for supporting a curtain whereby the curtainmay be easily and quickly raised or lowered bodily so as to admit moreor less light through the window, and permit of proper ventilationwithout the admission of an undesirable amount of light.

A further object is to produce a curtain fixture of the class abovementioned, which shall be simple in construction, cheap to manufactureand effectual in the performance of its functions.

Vith these objects in view the invention consists in certain novelfeatures of construction and combinations and arrangements of parts ashereinafter set forth and pointed out in the claim.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure lis a view of a window having myimprovements applied thereto. Fig. 2 is an edge view. Figs. 3 and t aredetail views.

A represents a window frame, to which are secured near the top, twobrackets a, a. These brackets project outwardly from the window frameand are provided with sockets for the reception of cylindrical rods b,b,- two such rods being arranged parallel with each other and connectedwith each bracket a. The rods b, b project downwardly from theirconnection with the brackets b', b and at their lower ends are connectedwith brackets c, c, located between the top and bottom of the windowframes. The vertical rods b,

fiattened shank of an ordinary spring roller, while the other block willbe made with` a perforation for the reception of the round pintle orshank at the other end of said roller,- said roller carrying a curtainc. The blocks may be adapted to receive curtain rollers of anydescription desired.

Secured to the bottom of each block d, is a ratchet bar f, whichprojects downwardly through openings in the brackets c and are providedat their lower ends with balls or knobs g. In the opening of eachbracket c, a plate h is located, behind which a spring 7 is located andadapted to force the ratchet bar against a pin j passing through theopening in the brackets c and thuscause the teeth of said ratchet bar toengage said pins and hold the curtain at any desired adjustment. When itis desired to lower the curtain, the knobs g are grasped and pressedinwardly to release the ratchet bars from the pins j and at the sametime pull said knobs downwardly. When it is desired to raise the curtainit is simply necessary to press the knobs upwardly.

From the construction and arrangement of the device as above describedit will be seen that the curtain as a whole may be raised or lowered,thus admitting more or less light through the upper portion of thewindow.

By the use of my improvements a room can be thoroughly ventilatedwithout admitting an undesirable amount of light, by simply lowering thecurtain as a whole, a short dist-ance from the top of the window.

The device is very simple in construction, easy to operate andornamental in appearance,-the parts thereof being preferably made ofnickel or other polished metal.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

The combination with brackets stationed on the sides of a window frame,two rods extending parallel with each other between these brackets saidrods forming guides, and blocks recessed and Iitted to these guide rodsand adapted to slide up and down thereon said blocks constructed toreceive and form bearings for the ends of a curtain shade In testimonywhereof I have signed this roller, of ratchet toothed bars dependingfrom specification in the presence of two subscribthe blocks between theguide rods and eX- ing Witnesses.

1ending through the lower bracket a catch in JOHN VILLARD. 5 thebracket, and a spring cushion for forcing Vitnesses:

the teeth normallyinto contact with the catch, J. P. HENDERSON,

substantially as set forth. C. D. CHASE.

